Trigger 180
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greetings to all. my wife and I are looking at stocking 1 pair of Orange skunks, and 1 pair of black & white Ocellaris. we currently have just a LTA and no clowns in our 180 gallon reef tank. we really want 1 pair of Orange Skunks (amphiprion sandaracinos), and a pair of black & white Ocellaris. we do not want to take on a more difficult nem (like a carpet), but we are a little uncertain on how to achieve 1 nem per pair of clowns, and how to introduce the clowns. we are thinking of getting an RTBA since we have had success with them in the past, and since they enjoy rooting high up in the rock work, would stay away from the sandbed bound LTA (in theory). so can anybody share asdvise on:
- we are pretty sure that Ocellaris will take to the LTA, so that doesn't seem to be a problem, but will an RTBA host Orange Skunks? will the LTA host the Oranges (cannot seem to find any data on this). if NOT, then what nems WILL host Orange skunks (outside of the hard to take care of CARPETS)?
- have heard the Leathery nems will also host, but we are seeing that leathers are difficult to care for. any truth to this? experiences?
- what is the best way to introduce the 2 pairs of clowns? all together? one pair first?
- we don't really care about what pair adopts what nem (we'd be fools to try) but we DO want to achieve 1 pair per nem, and we really like our LTA...
thoughts?
- we are pretty sure that Ocellaris will take to the LTA, so that doesn't seem to be a problem, but will an RTBA host Orange Skunks? will the LTA host the Oranges (cannot seem to find any data on this). if NOT, then what nems WILL host Orange skunks (outside of the hard to take care of CARPETS)?
- have heard the Leathery nems will also host, but we are seeing that leathers are difficult to care for. any truth to this? experiences?
- what is the best way to introduce the 2 pairs of clowns? all together? one pair first?
- we don't really care about what pair adopts what nem (we'd be fools to try) but we DO want to achieve 1 pair per nem, and we really like our LTA...
thoughts?